Oryx & Crake Chapter 1

Which of the following pictures best represents "Snowman"?

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

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Which TWO of the following tell us that Snowman is afraid of the sun.

• He wears a pair of sunglasses even though they are broken

• He rubs himself in sunblock before leaving his tree

• He always wears a cap

• He hides from the sun under his tree all day

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

What has happened to Snowman's mangoes?

• He has eaten all of them

• The ants have to into them

• He doesn't have mangoes; he hallucinated them

• The children ate them

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Why does Snowman avoid scratching his insect bites directly?

• Because he doesn't want to risk getting blood poisoning

• Because they are extremely painful

• Because the smell of blood will attract more insects

• Because it will cause even more scarring than he already has

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is unusual about the children on the beach?

• They are very small

• They are unable to talk

• They are not accompanied by adults

• They all have different coloured skin

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Which of the following statements best describes the children's attitude towards Snowman?

• They are afraid of him but like to dare each other to approach him

• They feel sorry for him and try to care for him

• They are curious about him because he is so unlike them

• They are indifferent towards him and take very little notice of him

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why do the children bring the objects they scavenge from the shore to Snowman?

• They don't know what most of the things are and want Snowman to tell them about them

• They don't know what the things are and need Snowman to tell them whether they're dangerous or not

• They bring them as gifts for Snowman

• They are helping Snowman to reconstruct his dwelling place

How does Snowman explain his facial hair to the children?

• He hides his beard from them with a sheet

• He tells them that they are two young to understand what it is

• He says that he has a kind of illness

• He says that it is feathers

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What one characteristic do all the children have in common?

• They are all afraid of the sea

• They are all younger than 12

• They all have the same green eyes

• They are all male

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who does Snowman blame for the way that he is living currently?

• Crake

• The children

• Oryx

• Himself

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6